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Great American Getaway 400

Date

Jun 22

Track

Pocono Raceway

Distance

160 Laps

RACE RECAP

Chase Briscoe survived a rain-delayed afternoon and a nail-biting fuel-mileage gamble to capture his first win as a Joe Gibbs Racing driver at Pocono Raceway. The Great American Getaway 400 started over two and a half hours late due to weather, but Briscoe made it worth the wait by saving fuel over the final 34 laps while maintaining the lead to beat Denny Hamlin by 0.682 seconds at the 2.5-mile triangle.

Briscoe won Stage 2 and the final stage, demonstrating both raw speed and strategic discipline on a track notorious for rewarding fuel efficiency. Hamlin captured Stage 1 and finished second, with Ryan Blaney taking the final podium spot. Chris Buescher and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five across 11 lead changes among 9 drivers and 7 cautions for 31 laps. John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, and Austin Cindric completed the top ten.

The victory made Briscoe the 11th different winner of the 2025 season, punching his ticket to the Playoffs and validating Joe Gibbs Racing's decision to bring him into the fold. Pocono's unique three-turn layout once again proved that fuel strategy and tire management trump raw speed.

BY THE NUMBERS

Lead Changes

Leaders

7/31

Cautions / Laps

2,902

Green Flag Passes

.682

Margin of Victory

130.199

Avg MPH

3:04:20

Race Time

19.4%

Under Caution

16.1

Avg Green Run (Laps)

Stage Winners

S1Denny Hamlin

S2Chase Briscoe

Lap Leaders

#19Briscoe72laps

#11Hamlin32laps

#6Keselowski27laps

#48Bowman15laps

#22Logano5laps

#12Blaney3laps

#77Hocevar2laps

#47Jr2laps

#17Buescher2laps

Caution Breakdown

1L32–354LStage 1 ConclusionLD #51

2L43–486L#35 Incident Turn 1LD #44

3L56–605LDebris Turn 2

4L78–803LDebris Frontstretch

5L84–874L#20, 88, 10, 8 Incident Turn 2

6L97–1004LStage 2 ConclusionLD #20

7L126–1305L#88 Spin Turn 1

KEY TAKEAWAYS

01Chase Briscoe's fuel-saving masterclass over the final 34 laps turned what could have been a runner-up into a race win -- his two stage victories added premium fantasy points on top of the win bonus.

02Denny Hamlin's Stage 1 win and P2 finish gave him another rock-solid fantasy day at Pocono, a track where his experience and JGR equipment consistently produce top-three results.

03Pocono's fuel-mileage dynamics make it a high-variance fantasy track -- managers who stack JGR and Team Penske drivers were rewarded with four of the top five finishers from those two stables.

04Chris Buescher's quiet P4 finish continued his strong 2025 campaign, making him one of the most consistent mid-salary fantasy values on the circuit.

05The 2.5-hour rain delay disrupted qualifying-based strategies but did not change the fundamental truth about Pocono: fuel strategy wins races here, and the teams with the best engineers dominate.

VALUE PICKS

7.2

pts/$

John H. Nemechek$5

6.92

pts/$

Chase Briscoe$10

P1S1:P4S2:P1Led:72

8.50

pts/$

Ryan Preece$4

4.50

pts/$

Austin Cindric$8

P10S2:P7

7.33

pts/$

Justin Haley$3

P19

BUSTS

0.4

pts/$

Bubba Wallace$12

P36

1.21

pts/$

Tyler Reddick$14

P32S1:P3

1.25

pts/$

Ross Chastain$12

P26

1.53

pts/$

William Byron$15

P27S1:P9S2:P4

1.71

pts/$

Christopher Bell$14

P17

PERFECT LINEUP

Optimal 5-driver roster for this race

Salary

$49/50

Avg Finish

P6.4

Total Points

392.05

Group	Driver	Salary	Finish	Led	Bonus	Pts
A	Chase Briscoe	$10	1	72	+17 S1:7 S2:10	138.40 2 × 69.20
B	Denny Hamlin	$16	2	32★	+16 S1:10 S2:5 +FL	105.35 1.75 × 60.20
C	Chris Buescher	$13	4	2	+15 S1:9 S2:6	81.30 1.5 × 54.20
D	John H. Nemechek	$5	6	0	0	45.00 1.25 × 36.00
E	Justin Haley	$5	19	0	0	22.00 1 × 22.00

★ Fastest Lap of the Race (+1 pt)